Launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory
Table The table below shows 208 satellite launches were made in 1999. 81 (39%) of these launches were communications satellites.
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Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks1 February Galileo 11th flyby of Europa5 May Galileo 4th flyby of Callisto24 June Cassini 2nd flyby of Venus Gravity assist; Closest approach: 30 June Galileo 5th flyby of Callisto29 July Deep Space 1 Flyby of 9969 Braille31 July Lunar Prospector Deliberate impact of the Moon14 August Galileo 6th flyby of Callisto18 August Cassini Flyby of the Earth Gravity assist; Closest approach: 16 September Galileo 7th flyby of Callisto23 September Mars Climate Orbiter Burned up in the Martian atmosphere11 October Galileo 1st flyby of Io26 November Galileo 2nd flyby of Io3 December Mars Polar Lander Crash-landed at Planum Australe, Mars3 December Amundsen and Scott Subprobes lost in Mars Polar Lander crash-landing
EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewFunctionRemarks16 April04:376 hours10:56Mir EO-27Kvant-2Viktor AfanasyevRecovered experiments from the exterior of Mir and installed other experiments on the outer surface.30 May02:567 hours55 minutes10:51STS-96Tamara E. JerniganDaniel T. BarryTransferred and installed two cranes from the shuttle's payload bay to locations on the outside of the station. Installed two new portable foot restraints that will fit both American and Russian space boots, and attached three bags filled with tools and handrails that will be used during future assembly operations.23 July11:066 hours7 minutes17:13Mir EO-27Kvant-2Viktor AfanasyevSergei AvdeyevInstalled a communications antenna on the Sofora girder, and attempted to find a leak in Kvant-2. Retrieved the Exobiology and Dvikon experiments.28 July09:375 hours22 minutes14:59Mir EO-27Kvant-2Viktor AfanasyevSergei AvdeyevCompleted the deployment of the antenna mounted on the Sofora girder and pushed it into space. Installed the experiments Indicator and Sprut-4, traded out tape cassettes on the Migmas ion spectromer and recovered the Danko-M and Ekran-D experiments for return to Earth.22 December18:548 hours15 minutes03:09STS-103DiscoverySteven SmithJohn M. GrunsfeldReplaced three Rate Sensor Units, installed Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kits on all six batteries.Hubble Space Telescope servicing23 December19:068 hours10 minutes24 December03:16STS-103Discovery/Michael FoaleClaude NicollierReplaced the telescope's central computer and a Fine Guidance Sensor.Hubble Space Telescope servicing24 December19:178 hours8 minutes25 December03:25STS-103DiscoverySteven SmithJohn M. GrunsfeldInstalled a transmitter and a solid state recorder.Hubble Space Telescope servicing
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